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Ratnagiri: Tragedy struck three lawyers, including two women, who were on a picnic, as they slipped in a waterfall here and drowned Sunday morning, a police official said.

The incident took place at the Nivali waterfall, around 50 km from Ratnagiri, which has been experiencing heavy rains in the past few weeks, said police officer of the Ratnagiri rural police.

Their bodies were fished out by rescue teams from the village and the local police around noon. They have been identified as Prasad Mahajani, 41, Aparna Kulkarni, 32 and Anuja Sheth, 30. All three were lawyers practicing in the Ratnagiri district court, and were part of a group of seven lawyers, Surve said.

The Nivali village waterfall is a popular picnic destination to the locals and tourists.Located close to the Mumbai-Goa national highway, around 375 km south of Mumbai. (IANS)

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